Mr. Fast's US Constitution Quiz

What does the Constitution do:

• Sets up American government

• Defines the limits of government

• Protects basic rights of Americans

• All of the above

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

• Justice for all

• We the People

• Liberty for all

Popular Sovereignty is:

• Distribution of power among the three branches

• Government by the consent of the governed

• Division of power among a Central government and local governments

Separation of Powers is:

• The power to make a law and to frame public policies

• Distribution of power among three branches

Judicial Review is:

• Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches

• The practice of giving jobs to supporters and friends

• The court has the power to determine the constitutionality of government actions

Limited Government is:

• The government is not all powerful; it may only do what people empower it to do

• Concept that holds that the government and its officers are always subject to the law

Checks and Balances are:

• Distribution of power among Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches

• An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

• Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches

How can a President be removed from office?

• Pardoned

• Impeachment

• Peach

• 4th Amendment

The US President must be:

• 30

• 35

• 40

• 45

Which house in Congress is designated by the Constitution as having the “power of the purse?”

• House

• Senate